%0 Journal Article %T LA INDEMNIZACI¨®N COMPENSATORIA POR INCUMPLIMIENTO DE LOS CONTRATOS BILATERALES COMO REMEDIO AUT¨®NOMO EN EL DERECHO CIVIL CHILENO %A L¨®pez D¨ªaz %A Patricia Ver¨®nica %J Revista chilena de derecho privado %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-80722010000200003 %X the present work aims to determine if, while facing breach of contract, the creditor can opt indiscriminately among claiming the termination of the contract, specific performance, or damages compensation; or whether that choice is limited only to the termination of the contract or specific performance, in both cases together with damages compensation. in order to do that, this work also analyses the articles contained in the chilean civil code and the model which the new contract law offers nowadays in this matter. %K damages compensation %K remedy of non-compliance %K breach of contract. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-80722010000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en